Example Sentences

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The round green hills sentinelling the broad, expansive bosom of the Hudson held her attention by their beauty as the train followed the line of the stream.

From Sister Carrie: a Novel by Dreiser, Theodore

The dry stalks, sentinelling the seared ground, waved their tattered remnants of unpicked bolls to and fro—summer's battle flags which had not yet fallen.

From The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills by Moore, John Trotwood

Dignity and grace lie in these tall swaying trees sentinelling the way on either side.

From In the Claws of the German Eagle by Williams, Albert Rhys